We're not your classic heroes, we're the other guys.

Starring: Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy, Greg Kinnear, Janeane Garofalo, Paul Reubens, Wes Studi, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Waites, Lena Olin

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"We've got a blind date with destiny... and it looks like she's ordered the lobster." - Eddie, The Shoveller

Why watch this? It's so much fun to watch a bunch of screw-ups win the day.

Plot Summary: A group of underachieving, self-proclaimed superheroes in Champion City are constantly upstaged by the city's popular and corporate-sponsored hero, Captain Amazing. When Captain Amazing's nemesis, Casanova Frankenstein, is released and kidnaps the hero, the misfit team must band together to save both Captain Amazing and their city. Along the way, the Mystery Men recruit other heroes with peculiar powers and learn to work together despite their quirks.

Dad's Preview: The Summary above makes this film sound so sanitized. Well, it's not. It's fugly. It's irreverant. It's hilarious. Personally, I'd never make it as a real super-hero, but with these guys, I might have a chance. This cobbled-together team of misfits must find a way to save the day. This flick manages to develop its characters and be completely snarky along the way. The actors, even the stern Wes Studi, seem to be having a great time. I so enjoy the masterful Geoffrey Rush as the notorious villain: Casanova Frankenstein.

Golar Productions, Dark Horse Ent.; Universal Studios